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bracket on the jack 1 completely covers the
notch on the vehicle.
Removing and installing a wheel
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Align the vehicle jack so the bracket 1 covers
the notch and the base 2 is flat on the ground.
The base 2 must be directly under the mount-
ing point 1 .
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Mount the crank on the vehicle jack: insert the
crank into the opening on the handwheel. Turn
the crank to the left or right to secure it.
Continue raising the vehicle jack with the crank
until the wheel lifts off the ground slightly.
Fig. 188 Wheel: internal hex socket to turn the wheel
bolts
WARNING
– To reduce the risk of injury, make sure no
one is in the vehicle before raising it.
– Make sure the vehicle jack is stable. The risk
of injury is increased when the ground is
slippery or soft, because the vehicle jack
could slide or sink.
– Only raise your vehicle with the vehicle jack
provided by the factory. If you use a vehicle
jack designed for another vehicle, your vehi-
cle could slip and cause injury.
Fig. 189 Wheel: alignment pin in the top hole
– Position the vehicle jack only at the desig-
nated mounting points on the side sill and
align the jack. Otherwise, the vehicle jack
could slip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient hold on the vehicle.
Removing a wheel
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Remove the top wheel bolt completely using
the hex socket in the screwdriver handle from
the vehicle tool kit ðfig. 188 and place it on a
clean surface.
– To reduce the risk of injury, do not raise any
other vehicles or other loads using the vehi-
cle jack provided by the factory.
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Then install the alignment pin from the vehicle
tool kit in the empty wheel bolt hole by hand
ðfig. 189.
Remove the rest of the wheel bolts.
Remove the wheel ð . The alignment pin re-
mains in the hole while doing this.
– Applies to: vehicles with air suspension:
Changes in temperature or load can affect
the height of the parked vehicle.
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– To reduce the risk of an accident, never start
the engine when the vehicle is raised.
– To reduce the risk of injury, no work should
be performed under the vehicle while it is
raised.
Installing a wheel
Read the directions on ðpage 302 when instal-
ling unidirectional tires.
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Make sure that the wheel bolts and the threads
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in the wheel hub are clean, loosen/tighten easi-
ly, and are free of oil and grease.
Slide the wheel on over the alignment pin ð
Install the wheel bolts and tighten them gently
using the hex socket.
Remove the alignment pin and tighten the re-
maining wheel bolt.
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
vehicle jack only at the designated mounting
points on the side sill. Otherwise, your vehicle
could be damaged.
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